Cross-sectional study assessing the performance of the Arabic translated childhood asthma control test

Cross-sectional study assessing the performance of the Arabic translated childhood asthma control testCross-sectional study assessing the performance of the Arabic translated childhood asthma control test, Published online: 01 November 2018; doi:10.1038/s41533-018-0109-3The cut-off score suggestive of poor disease management in the Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) may need to be changed for different geographical populations. Majid AlTeneiji at Tawam Hospital in Al-Ain, and co-workers across the United Arab Emirates compared the performance of the Arabic version of the C-ACT with the global asthma control test, GINA, in verifying levels of asthma and treatment control. The researchers enrolled 105 children aged 4 to 11 who completed both tests. The Arabic C-ACT performed with high reliability and validity, but the team found that the original English cut-point score of 19, indicating poor disease management, should be raised to 20 in their Arabic population to improve test accuracy. AlTeneiji’s team suggest that the C-ACT test points system may need to be revised for different geographical settings around the world.

Source: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - November 1, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Majid AlTeneiji Alia AlKalbani Huda Nasser Durdana Iram Afaf Alblooshi Hassib Narchi Source Type: research